About Gandalam Village

Gandalam is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 91 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandalam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Peda Bayalu
Pincode	531040
Area (hectares)	120 hectares
Population	182
Male Population	91
Female Population	91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandalam compares

By the 2011 count Gandalam is the 91st largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Gandalam

Gandalam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gandalam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandalam from other places

Gandalam lies about 106 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 36 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gandalam
Tehsil headquarters	Peda Bayalu	29 km
Nearest railway station	Darliput	36 km
Nearest town	Narsīpatnam	59 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	106 km

Villages closest to Gandalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peda Bayalu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gandalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandalam village had a population of 182. That makes it the 91st largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Gandalam village has 91 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandalam has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1087.

The pincode recorded for Gandalam is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandalam covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandalam falls under Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandalam is Darliput, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gandalam.

Gandalam is about 106 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandalam is in Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Peda Bayalu is about 29 km away. Darliput is about 36 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.